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Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla: comparing the regular bottling with the 2023 and 2021 releases of en rama

April 16, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 4140 Views sherry

This wine comes from The El Cuadrado vineyard in Balbaina Alta, which is actually in Jerez, but the wine is

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Spain Videos 

Video: Visiting Hidalgo La Gitana in Sanlucar de Barremeda, one of the top bodegas in the Sherry triangle

October 22, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 5043 Views sherry

It’s harvest time in Sherry country, and Jamie Goode visits Hidalgo La Gitana in the coastal town of Sanlucar de

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Hidalgo Manzanilla La Gitana En Rama (Spring 2022 release)

July 14, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 4340 Views sherry

This wine comes from Hidalgo’s famous El Cuadrado pago, which is the highest part of Balbaina Alta. It’s a really

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Features Regions Spain 

Lustau celebrates 125 years with a trio of exceptional Sherries

March 24, 2022 jamiegoode 4771 Views Jerez, sherry

To celebrate its 125th anniversary, reknowned Sherry house Lustau have released three special Sherries: three cities and three types of

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Profiles Spain TOP STORIES 

Muchada-Léclapart: amazing unfortified white wines from Sanlúcar

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 jamiegoode 13981 Views palomino, sherry

Muchada-Léclapart is an exciting new project based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the Marco de Jerez (the wider Sherry region),

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Highlights Spain 

Highlight: Bodegas Tradicion Amontillado 30 Years VQRS

January 2, 2022February 11, 2022 jamiegoode 4555 Views sherry

I visited Bodegas Tradicion a couple of years ago. It’s one of the very best bodegas in Jerez. Began the

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Features 

An ode to Palomino: still wines made from old vine Palomino offer a new narrative for this ‘neutral’ industrialised yet historic grape variety

September 12, 2021July 8, 2024 Lisse Garnett 11478 Views palomino, sherry

Lisse Garnett gathers evidence for the defence and tastes with Jamie Goode Palomino Fino, Listan Blanco, Listán de Jerez, Malvasia

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas Luis Pérez Añina 2016 Spain

August 30, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5772 Views palomino, sherry

I visited Willy Perez a couple of years ago. He’s one of the leading lights of the exciting developments taking

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Features Latest Spain 

The Dynamic Wines of Jerez’ Callejuela

August 21, 2021August 22, 2021 Treve Ring 6360 Views albariza, fortified, Jerez, sherry

Brothers Pepe and Paco produce some incredibly dynamic Palominos from el Marco de Jerez, some fortified and some not, and

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas Cota 45 Agostado Cortado 2016 Spain

August 14, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 4565 Views palomino, sherry

Ramiro Ibáñez of Bodega Cota 45 in Sanlucar is making some special wines from the privileged terroirs in the region.

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Woodfine: radically natural wines and ciders from a farm on the edge of the Chilterns who have measured the impact of their regenerative approach

March 16, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.woodfinewine.com/ In 2021 Richard Woodfine left his job and took over a 16 acre farm in Seer Green, Buckinghamshire.

Tasting a wide range of Swedish wines
Features Latest Sweden 

Tasting a wide range of Swedish wines

March 15, 2026 jamiegoode
Álvar de Dios: making exceptional wines in Arribes, Toro and Zamora, Spain
Features Latest Regions Spain 

Álvar de Dios: making exceptional wines in Arribes, Toro and Zamora, Spain

March 15, 2026March 14, 2026 jamiegoode
Gant & Co: stylish wines from Margaret River, Western Australia
Australia Features Latest 

Gant & Co: stylish wines from Margaret River, Western Australia

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 jamiegoode

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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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